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Although countries in the North-East Asia have suffered from different political and economical problems, these countries are concerned in common with the development of tourism for its economic and social benefits. The North-East Asian countries have many favorable conditions to be one area of "North-East Asian International Tourism Exchange".
These conditions involve the nearness of the countries in geographical location, a great variety of tourism resources, and large populations. In addition, the continuous and stable enlargement of the world tourism market and the supportive attitudes held by the country governments facilitate the formation of the area. The World Tourism Organization statistics predict the visitors to the North-East Asian area double every ten years by 2020. If this prediction is correct, the numbers of visitors to the North-East Asian countries could compare with those of the Europe and North America in the 21 century. The author identifies three blocks as the core of the formation of the area . The three blocks are a Japan-China-Korea block which plays a central role of the formation of the tourism exchange areas, a Russia-China-Mongolia block, which is still under development, and a Tomen block which is expected to bridge between the two blocks. Finally, some difficulties for the North-East Asian countries to form an integrated area and the ways to overcome them are discussed.